Belgium vs United States of America: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Belgium
3.1 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2011
United States of America
3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2014
Belgium rank
37th
United States of America rank
39th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Belgium
- United States of America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 3 cigarettes per adult per day in United States of America, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1921 it was United States of America ahead.
Belgium ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 39th of 49 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.06 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.74 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.6889 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1930s | 2.38 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.04 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.66 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1940s | 2.07 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.27 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.2 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1950s | 3.55 cigarettes per adult per day | 9.43 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.88 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1960s | 5.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 10.43 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.23 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1970s | 6.62 cigarettes per adult per day | 10.1 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.48 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.51 cigarettes per adult per day | 8.81 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.3 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 1990s | 4.23 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.54 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.31 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4.18 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.53 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.35 cigarettes per adult per day | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.5 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.35 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.15 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Belgium or United States of America?
- Belgium, at 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 3 cigarettes per adult per day in United States of America as of 2011.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Belgium and United States of America?
- 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States of America?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2011.
- How do Belgium and United States of America rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Belgium ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 39th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sales of cigarettes per adult per day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.